The Jackson Generals will take on the Lely Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jackson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Lely will come in with three straight wins.
Jackson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Edison last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jackson came up short against Edison, falling 38-14.
Jackson might have lost, but man, Brandin Mincy was a machine: he threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 51 yards on only five carries. Those 51 rushing yards gave Mincy a new career-high. Kareem Glass was in the mix as well, providing Jackson with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lely won against South Fort Myers last Friday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Lely took their contest with ease, bagging a 52-14 victory over Aubrey Rogers. That 38 point margin sets a new team best for the Trojans this season.
Ty Collins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 54 yards. Another player making a difference was Carter Quinn, who threw for 361 yards and two touchdowns.
Lely didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Aydin Herrera, Dradley Avena, and Collins picked up one apiece. Herrera has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played.
Lely was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aubrey Rogers only rushed for 17.
Lely pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Jackson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Jackson couldn't quite finish off Lely when the teams last played back in November of 2014 and fell 28-25. Can Jackson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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